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A mwr d 0 M u w Patented May 3, 1892.

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A TTORNE rs UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WVILBUR N. STEVENS, OF ELLENVILLE, NEW YORK.

LEG FOR RADIATORS OR OTHER ARTICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 474,270, dated May 3,1892.

Application filed April 18, 1891. Serial No. 389,411. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILBUR N. STEVENS, of Ellenville, in the county ofUlster and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Legs for Radiators and other Articles, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improvement in the construction of the legsof various articles, and especially to the construction of legs adaptedto support radiators, stoves, and articles of that character.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and economic legbuilt in sections one adjustable upon the' other, whereby withoutdisconnecting the leg from the article to which it is attached the legmay be conveniently and expeditiously raised from the floor to admit ofa carpet or other article being passed beneath it.

A further object of the invention is to so construct the front of theleg that when it is resting upon a carpet should the adjustable portionof the leg be turned in a direction to carry the foot downward, thelatter, while being pressed downward,will not turn, as the foot has aswivel connection with said section.

Another object of the invention is to provide a leg by means of whichthe article supported may be held straight, regardless of anyirregularities in the floor or support with which the leg engages.

The invention consists in the novel construe tion and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a partial side elevation of a radiator and a side elevationof aleg constructed in accordance with my invention and serving as asupport for the radiator, and Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectionthrough the improved leg.

The leg consists of a body or shank section A and a foot-section B. Thebody or shank section comprises two members 10 and 11. The member 10 ispreferably solid, and the lower end thereof is provided with an exteber11.

end of the socket member is swiveled in the foot-section B of the leg.The foot-section may be of any desired contour, but is preferablysomewhat disk-shaped, and the body or shank section of the leg may bemade either ornamental or plain. The lower end, however, of the uppermember 10 is round in cross-section, and the bore of the member 11receiving said end is shaped to correspond.

The leg above described, when used in connection with a radiator, isplaced in front, and a back leg 0, which is provided with a straightouter face, is adapted to bear against the baseboard of the room inwhich the radiator is placed, as shown in Fig. 1. The back leg 0, whenaradiator stands close to the wall, need not be adjustable, andaconnection is effected between the front and rear legs by means of abar 14E, which bar may be straight, curved, or may be given any desiredcontour. The bar is secured to the upper members of the legs.

In operation, when it is desired to pass a carpet, for instance, beneatha radiator or to remove a carpet from beneath it, the front leg at onecorner is elevated from the floor, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,and this is effected by screwing the body member 11 upon the uppermember 10 in a manner to cause the lower member to travel upward,Whereupon the said member carries with it the footsection B of the leg.Thelower member may be turned through the medium of a wrench brought inengagement with the polygonal face of the collar 13, or the said membermaybe turned in any other suitable or approved manneras, for instance,the collar instead of having a polygonal outer surface may be roughenedor serrated to form a convenient hold for the hand, or the collar may beprovided with apertures to receive pins, which pins, when employed,serve as lovers to turn the mem- After the carpet has been passedbeneath the elevated foot or removed from beneath it the foot is againlowered to engage with the floor and the opposite front foot is raised.As the foot Bis swiveled upon the body or shank section of the leg afterthe foot has been carried downward to an engagement with the floor orthe carpet in the event the operator should continue to turn the lowermember 11 of the body-section the said member will exert a downwardforce upon the foot,

but will not tend to revolve it, and by reasonof this attachment of thefoot to the leg a carpet will not be injured to any great extent, as thepile will be simply pressed down and not crushed, twisted, and torn.

The leg may be constructed of any desired material. Metal, however, ispreferred, and it is evident that the threaded end of the body member isof less length than the depth of the socket or bore of the lower member11. It is also evident that the front and rearlegs need not necessarilybe connected'as, for instance, when the leg is attached to a stove,sofa, or otherheavyarticle of furniture, each leg is independent.

\Vhen legs are constructedin the manner above described, the articlesthat they support may be held in a'perpendicular position or in anypredetermined position, regardless of the irregularities of a floor, asthe foot-sections of the legs may be carried either upward or downward,as the character of the floor or the desired angle of the piece offurniture may demand.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent As an improved article of manufacture, a supportforradiators, consisting of a leg comprising three sections, an upperrigid section, an intermediate section vertically adjustable upon therigid section, and a foot-section havin g a swivel connection with theintermediate section, a second leg rigid throughout its length, andabridge connecting the rigid leg and the sectional adjustable one,substantially as described.

WILBUR N. STEVENS.

Witnesses:

G. S. KIMBLE, A. G. SMITH.

